Derek Jarman

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War Requiem
6.6

War Requiem

Jan. 06, 1989

War Requiem

During World War I, British soldier Owen is mortified by the examples of cruelty that surround him in the trenches. He combats these terrifying ...
The Last of England
6.4

The Last of England

Aug. 23, 1987

The Last of England

The artist’s personal commentary on the decline of his country in a language closer to poetry than prose. A dark meditation on London under ...
Caravaggio
6.5

Caravaggio

Aug. 29, 1986

Caravaggio

A retelling of the life of the celebrated 17th-century Baroque painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio through his brilliant, nearly ...
The Angelic Conversation
6.1

The Angelic Conversation

The Angelic Conversation is a lyrical, haunting film about a young man’s search for love in a dreamlike landscape. Its tone is set by the ...
Pirate Tape
5.7

Pirate Tape

Jan. 01, 1983

Pirate Tape

Derek Jarman’s film portrait of American writer William S. Burroughs was shot in September 1982 during his first visit to England to attend ...
The Tempest
6.3

The Tempest

Sep. 13, 1979

The Tempest

Prospero, a potent magician, lives on a desolate isle with his virginal daughter, Miranda. He’s in exile, banished from his duchy by his ...
In the Shadow of the Sun
6.5

In the Shadow of the Sun

‘The Shadow of the Sun’ draws upon Derek Jarman’s interest with alchemical processes as a metaphor for reprocessing Super-8 film. ...
Jubilee
5.9

Jubilee

Feb. 01, 1978

Jubilee

Queen Elizabeth I visits late 1970s England to find a depressing landscape where life has changed since her time.
Sebastiane
6.2

Sebastiane

Dec. 17, 1976

Sebastiane

Rome, AD 303. Emperor Diocletian demotes his favourite, Sebastian, from captain of the palace guard to the rank of common soldier and banishes ...
Aria
5.7

Aria

May. 27, 1987

Aria

Ten short pieces directed by ten different directors, including Ken Russell, Jean-Luc Godard, Robert Altman, Bruce Beresford, and Nicolas Roeg. ...